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About Hosur Village

Hosur is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,010, made up of 1,533 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591107
Area (hectares) 718.9 hectares
Population 3,010
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hosur compares

By the 2011 count Hosur is the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 718.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Hosur

Hosur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hosur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosur from other places

Hosur lies about 39 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hosur
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 8.1 km
District headquarters Belgaum 39 km

Villages closest to Hosur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukeri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hosur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosur village had a population of 3,010. That makes it the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Hosur village has 1,533 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Hosur is 591107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosur covers 718.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hosur is Parakanahatti, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosur.

Hosur is about 39 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 6.5 km away. Parakanahatti is about 8.1 km away. Belgaum is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beniwad (under 2 km), Madamakkanal (2.1 km) and Yarnal (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hosur today is likely to be higher.

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